Comments on: GE Screws 50,000 Employees http://www.belch.com/blog/2006/09/27/ge-screws-50000-employees/ I can't believe that came from your mouth! Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:17:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: pat http://www.belch.com/blog/2006/09/27/ge-screws-50000-employees/#comment-8772 pat Sat, 30 Sep 2006 05:16:49 +0000 http://www.belch.com/~blog/2006/09/27/ge-screws-50000-employees/#comment-8772 MLess, Welcome to the blog and thanks for the comment. For a bunch of guys that are world class leaders in Information Assurance, this is a major screw up. You know I think these guys build missiles too. While SSNs are not as critical as plans for a guided missile system, at least some bare-bones security should be expected, eh? MLess,
Welcome to the blog and thanks for the comment.
For a bunch of guys that are world class leaders in Information Assurance, this is a major screw up. You know I think these guys build missiles too.

While SSNs are not as critical as plans for a guided missile system, at least some bare-bones security should be expected, eh?

]]> By: mless http://www.belch.com/blog/2006/09/27/ge-screws-50000-employees/#comment-8769 mless Thu, 28 Sep 2006 23:36:09 +0000 http://www.belch.com/~blog/2006/09/27/ge-screws-50000-employees/#comment-8769 Every company claims that they take all possible measures to secure their customers' and employee data, but there have been far too many security breaches lately for this to be true. The fact that this <a href="http://www.iwantmyess.com/?p=107" rel="nofollow">information was left unencrypted ON A PORTABLE MACHINE</a> is completely unacceptable. Not only does GE need to refine their risk policies (if they even have any at this time), and work on employee education... And of course security software such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_laptop_security" rel="nofollow">Remote Laptop Security</a> needs to be installed ASAP. As a consumer, I'll know to be aware of the way GE handles data in the future. Every company claims that they take all possible measures to secure their customers’ and employee data, but there have been far too many security breaches lately for this to be true.

The fact that this information was left unencrypted ON A PORTABLE MACHINE is completely unacceptable. Not only does GE need to refine their risk policies (if they even have any at this time), and work on employee education… And of course security software such as Remote Laptop Security needs to be installed ASAP.

As a consumer, I’ll know to be aware of the way GE handles data in the future.

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